precise amount
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpreciseandamount
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precise
adjective
uk/prɪˈsaɪs/us/prəˈsaɪs/
exact ...
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amount
noun[C]
uk/əˈmaʊnt/us/əˈmaʊnt/
a collection or mass, especially of something that cannot ...
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(Definition ofpreciseandamountfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Through this business-government negotiation process, thepreciseamountof and incremental schedule for pollution charges has also been decided by industry.
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Thepreciseamountof money depends on how a company's actuaries allocate costs to that year.
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It is far too early to give thepreciseamountinvolved: there must first be a full investigation.
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Thepreciseamountavailable to it in 1990–91 will be subject to contract and detailed discussion is under way.
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However, in the absence of crop segregation and specific labelling requirements, it is not possible to know thepreciseamount.
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Employers are not reimbursed thepreciseamountthey pay in national insurance contributions.
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It would still be necessary to calculate thepreciseamountof an individual's gains, unless they were clearly below the exemption limit.
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The figures shown below are only estimates because thepreciseamountof indexed borrowing cannot be known in advance.
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These allowances are paid locally, and thepreciseamountpayable cannot be stated at short notice.
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Thepreciseamountwill depend upon the expenditure decisions of universities and other institutions.
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The new clause requires the court to specify thepreciseamountof time that would be served in custody.
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I do not know thepreciseamountdevoted to defence in this instance.
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Thepreciseamountwill depend on the procedures adopted by local authorities.
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The expenditure required in respect of specific consultancy services will depend on thepreciseamountof work commissioned.
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Thepreciseamountdue for 1975 and 1976 will emerge only when the grant audits now in progress have been completed.
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Thepreciseamountwill depend on the number of beneficiaries, but it is expected to be in the neighbourhood of £2·5 million.
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The scheme is estimated to cost £190 million but thepreciseamountwill not be known until tendering process has been completed.
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Thepreciseamountwill depend on the final funding arrangements to be agreed once the procurement processes for some of these schemes have been completed.
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We are currently in negotiation over thepreciseamountaccrued.
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